Best way to learn a language from scratch?

Morthoseth

Morthoseth

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Ok, im very interested in learning Swedish, but have no idea what books / tapes / cd's would be my best bet for learning it, since i would prefer to not take a course on it.

I'd like to learn it myself, which will probably be very hard, but i have a few swedish speaking friends online who can help me :)

If anyone could leave me with some suggestions, i'd be grateful :>

Thanks!
 
Alchemy said:
It's going to take a lot of time, I can only suggest that you meet some native speakers in your area (if there are any) and practice with them if they wouldn't mind. It will do wonders for your pronunciation. Of course, there's still always those language tapes but they're nothing in comparison with being able to learn with a native speaker.
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Yeah, i dont know any around here as such..

But there is one person whom i talk to very often at nights via teamspeak / whatever, and already have her teaching me the basics for fun, but when she says

"So what do you want to learn next?"

Its hard to choose, and take a right path - i'd like to learn how a language works, not simply phrases and stuff, if that makes any sense :)

Months / Days / Numbers etc are easy, putting everything together is hard

Thanks for the replies though :)
 
sara said:
Swedish? An odd choice even if I do say myself as a Swedish speaker!

It's an odd language really, not as hard and fast in its rules as say German or French. Mind you I never really had to learn it, and I still get my genders mixed up!

Definitely actually speaking it aloud with someone is the best way to go...
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Hej, Jag Heter Oli (I'm so pro at swedish, go me?)

But okej, tack for the replies (I'd say the rest in swedish, but hey ;D)

Well, ill check out some of these things you have mentioned, i know its a strange language to choose.. but hey :)
 
Sorry to post another thing just below my other, i fear the thread may dissapear off the face of the forums if i didnt ;p

Just checked out the Rosetta stone thing now, and its a little expensive at $195.00 for Swedish Level one

Whilst i dont find that overpriced as far as learning a language is concerned, i'd like to explore some other, cheaper options first instead of paying that much and deciding against learning it afterwards, if that makes sense :)

Are theyre any cheaper alternatives?
 
Err, Ingen Fara?

(Only asked her what that was in swedish because i thought it was funny in welsh.. long story) ;P

But i have no idea what you just said, looks cool though =P

Oh, i understood Svenska - Brownie points or am i too useless? ;D
 
Just thought id comment as well, swedish doesnt seem to be a really hard language to learn, which is always good

My main problem atm is pronounciation, the fact that 7 is Sju, and pronounced completely different to how i would bodge it in English if i didnt know how to say it properly :p

Most complicated thing i can say so far is 77777, but that probably sounds so wrong.. xD
 
sara said:
As long as you pronounce Björn Borg and Björk properly, you're well on your way :p

(psst, Byerrn Borry & Byerrk ;))
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I wouldnt have pronounced any one of those 3 right :P

Buh-Jorn
Borg..
Buh-Jork

Would be my way of making a fool of myself :)

So what did you say in swedish up there anyway?
 
Yeah, ill drop that in a conversation tonight and see how it goes.

I have no idea what it means, but hey - neither will she, the way i'd pronounce them ;)
 
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